The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-15
REMoNsTRANCE FROM CITIZENS.

Senator Bailey's Frantic Appeal In Behalf Of
Assistant Door-Keeper Counse,man.
Personally Senator Bailey is an amiable gen.
tleman, but politically the name of Democrat is
passport to his protection and fostering care.
An action against a Democrat is an attack upon
Senator Bailey, hence, while it is Coy, Bern
hamer, Span and Counssman who are really
the accused in the conspiracy cases, he is ready
to resent any imputuation in regard to them
with as much force and fury as If it was direct
ed toward him. When the Senate was ready for
business, yesterday morning, Senator Bailey
said that his absence for two hours or more was
necessary, and, as Senator Winter intended to
represent remonstrance from certain people
against John H. Counselman as one Of the as
sistant door keepers, he requested to have it
made special order for the afternoon session.
Senator Winter was willing and sent to the Sec
retarys desk the remonstrance given to the pub
lie in yesterdays Journal It had resolution
attached which, on being read, called for Sena-
tor Railey's best effort in high pitched oratory
and denunciation. The resolution. if passed.
would have removed Counselman from his posi-
ton. 1t would have been virtual expulsion from
the employ of the Senate In asking for it's
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man. charged with conspiracy to forge Nnd alter
election tally sheets, had done nothing so far to
FREQ himself of the accusation and as he is on
bail for further examination, he ought not to re-
m ain in the place assigned him by the Door
keeper
Senator Bailey stepped into the breach, with
the valorous purpose that has distinguished his
services since the session began to annihilate
anything and everybody obstructiug the peculiar
! idea or Democratic management he represents.
! He hurled defiance right and left, and then set
tied down to resume of the prosecution IN which
! Counselman figures 1t came from Republican
plotting and scheming and it was nothing more
than persistent persecution of Democrats and
men of honor who led in our victorious cam
pagn." A United States grand jury,
after examining witnesses and the tally sheets,
which undoubtedly tempered with. had
failed to return indictments against the men. The
persecution was begun before a United States
Commissioner, and ''the infamous examination
Is still pending. 1t has been settled to convict
these men, all of whom are innocent. 'There is
Mr.. Spaan," the Senator vehemently said, 'who
in intellect is head and shoulders above any man
of his age know There is Mr.. Bernhamer. q
prominent German: there is Mr.. Coy, a cleaner
better. purer man, more kind and generous thar
old Bill Henderson ever WAS. It is simply q
game to blackep the character of Democrats il
the community by having the sham of an exam
ination before little VAnBuren." The Senator
then became red-hot at the idea of prosecuting
any Democrats in the federal courts swhen they
have no jurisdiction, and nothing can give it t,
them. 1t is in these courts where the mud mill
have been set at work.
"Would you have brought those suits" calmi,
asked Senator Winter, lin the Criminal Cour
OF this county, before Mr.. Ayers, in whose in
J terest those figures were nader
Most certainly not" excitedly replied Senate
Bailey. None would have brought in th